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Russian oligarchs foot much of the bill for 2014 Olympics in Sochi as price of doing business

SOCHI, Russia - The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter ...

posted: May 20,2013





Olympics

Mike Krzyzewski return as US men's Olympic basketball coach no longer ruled out

Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team....

posted: May 18,2013

AP Source: CK Wu of Taiwan notifies Rogge he's running for IOC president

LONDON - Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee....

posted: May 17,2013

Column: IOC should put wrestling back on Olympic program, give other 2020 wannabes fair shot

Wrestling is heeding the harshest of wakeup calls....

posted: May 17,2013

Singapore's Ng Ser Miang cites 'global' credentials in IOC presidential bid

Portraying himself as a "global" candidate with a world view, Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is hoping to break the European stranglehold on the top Olympic job....

posted: May 16,2013

Hungarian ex-president who resigned in plagiarism scandal hopes to continue work in Olympics

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Former Hungarian President Pal Schmitt hopes to continue working in the Olympic movement despite a plagiarism scandal....

posted: May 16,2013

AP Exclusive: Dick Pound's WADA report cites major failings in global drug-testing

LONDON - Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture....

posted: May 15,2013


IOC to chart out India's return to Olympic fold after Lausanne meeting with officials

posted: May 15,2013

AP Sources: Singapore member Ng Ser Miang to announce candidacy for IOC president

posted: May 14,2013

IOC group proposes global system for monitoring betting patterns at sports events

posted: May 14,2013

Asian body requests IOC to ignore officials of suspended Indian body at Lausanne meeting

posted: May 14,2013

IOC awards Australian broadcast rights for 2014 Sochi Winter Games to Channel 10

posted: May 13,2013

Istanbul 2020 Olympic bid says security top priority after bombings on Syrian border town

posted: May 13,2013

WADA fine tunes a 2015 World Anti-Doping Code which includes harsher penalties for cheats

posted: May 13,2013

Gaetan Tardif named new president of Canadian Paralympic Committee

posted: May 11,2013

NHL working out details to have its players in 2014 Winter Olympics

posted: May 10,2013

British PM David Cameron promises limited security co-operation with Russia for Sochi Olympics

posted: May 10,2013

Thomas Bach receives endorsement from Italy in bid for IOC presidency

posted: May 10,2013

Tokyo 2020 bid president Tsunekazu Takeda emphasizes safety of Japanese capital

posted: May 10,2013

Wrestling tackles politics: Pitch to get sport back into Olympics makes stop in DC

posted: May 9,2013

IOC VP says Brazil must follow ethics policy on issue of Havelange Stadium name

posted: May 9,2013

The race is on: Thomas Bach is first declared candidate for IOC president

posted: May 9,2013





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